[Torsion of a hydrosalpinx in a 14-year old].
Lower abdominal pain in women often gives rise to diagnostic problems. We had a 14-year-old girl suffering from acute lower abdominal pain without effect of painkillers. Ultrasound revealed a cystic process in the pelvis. At laparoscopy we saw a right-sided hydrosalpinx with torsion. The hydrosalpinx was removed and afterwards she had no pain. Torsion of a hydrosalpinx is a very rare condition. It is very important that adnexal torsion is diagnosed and treated promptly in order to save the reproductive organs and prevent further complications.
Sørensen
Rikke Korsgaard
RK
Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk Afdeling, Kolding-Fredericia Sygehus, DK-6000 Kolding. rikke.korsgaard.soerensen@fks.regionsyddanmark.dk
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014463:Ultrasonography